Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-09
TEXCAN VETERANS.
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The ia;T Nv hair. Law, scrupulous law
psnoeu 1 ~ safeguard of all liberty
-tbs' With urshe&thed sword
stooo b.ld in check the fiercest
snd s NJ millions of men. The
PssslIo.a7 If that extraordinary tribunal
decls hlOo1Lrounced snd its words vibrated
W's P. pa Sesrt on the continent. The ei-
il efely Tn,Gical. With one accord the
tecE "I ,oonle accepted the decision. The
TnGl1 les OF popular and partisan pref
VIA VIA. roIIed back, and individual and
ua ,a.3o.1 digsppoiutmepts were smoth-
9i!!nnder the patriotism Of the whole
sSacnlg. No greater monument 10 the
ipo SvtIt of 8 nation can be found on ms
toys page
tbsir birth aud death. The first
nsna n their history is usually written
Ps w. t5a poiut Of q sword dipped in the
WI WI Of martyrs and their last generally
g .H0s down the curtain upon e scene Of
!iI lts discussion and strife. Possibly
mn M the exception CT China and japan,
w MN +he crest governments now on earth
~ -ssTed upon the ruins of hundreds
az nreceded them, and they too,
m nnDar or later will take their position
,. fhe side OF the dead and
ggJ-;ed common weRlths of modern
.;aes and remote antiquity. carts
ia ststes fell but nature doth
, "ot die u Whist q proud government was
~. about whose tomb we can gather
day IN ave, wonder and Gd-
mirstioD. Tie & grandeur Of Greece
g almost Gn historical dream
Dhosp gicYies "still rule our spirits from
tbeir urns." Their Titanic force will be
f1reyer visible through the mist Of years,
bpt thew are dead-the victims Of Time
The American government may fall,
and indeed, must fall il history repeats
jtself. hut it will never fall until the hb-
critics of it's people are extinguisheG and
tbsir patriotism buried under the farce
conf CT of internal disorder - that sc
cursed speCIer that grins over the graves
Of so many almost forgotten ki3Sd ms,
empires and republics.
I wish now 10 briefly speak of the
causes which threaten TO lead to the de-
struction Of our government.
The close CT the nineteenth century is
drawing near, and during It's laaS half
wsrlsre has developed into q greater and
still greater science. The invention of
more and more destructive firearms and
munitions OF war has contributed to the
almost universal peaces pervading the
entire world. AmeTiCs has kept abreast
OF the world in these improvements and
Inventions, aud the time has long since
p6st when danger from an alien foe dis
appeared. No, the fall CT our govern
meDt, If fell 1t must, will not be COM
passed by a foreign enemy, but its over
throw VIII cOmeItrom seditious, discord-
ant forces from within. While there is
no present danger to be appTehended
from the red flag too often
seen in the great Centers Of civilization,
still its presence is suggestive OF posi-
BILE p3lpsble force in the future The
nineteenth century will probably not
record any serious internal disturbance
Of our free Institutions as tne result OF
scCalstic or suaIchic forces, yet the
H2Ymsrket massacre In Chicago and the
sad spectacle Of those seven men
awaiting death III q Chicago
prison should serve IS signal for
Danger ahead. These forces, though Of
bastard birth, whose leaders are, with
scarcely notable exception, born under
European monarchisl servitude, are e
menace to the liberty Of Amer
les, and require the watchtul
eye Of cur Lawmakers in
dealing with them. Their creed is the
liberty OF license, which is intensely de-
structive of true liberty regulated by law.
Wit sgrsrisnistiC Instincts they would
destroy all government, liberty and law,
and ride, with red-handed riot, over the
most cherished rights OF society. These
forces have already lighted their kindliDg
flames in number OF the great cities Of
this country, end another serious thing to
consider is the tendency of the psuper
classes to congregate in the dense
mssses Of crowded life in those cities,
where they yield up al hope CT individ-
uel.ty and become al atom CT g great
aggregation of almost helpless humanity,
and where too they become an easy prey
to the leaders of these forces. II is q
natter of statistics that our great cities
are becoming overpopulated in too great
proportion to the country, and yesr by
year the p8uper masses are becoming
poorer and poorer, and corresp0ndingly
TIE SociatiStic aad anarchic fJrces null
uply and grow.
a c0unter irritant Of these forces is
mother dangerous force to be avoided.
liberalism il 8 government springs first
rom necessity in dealing with sedi-
tous forces, but it should never
extend beyond a force sufficient to
secure individual liberty and pro-
tection. An American citizen needs not
me protecting arm CT centralized power.
Inc government should lean upon his
strong arm for support, for he is capsule
OF government, and his country's
strength lies in him so long as he is free
and loves his country. No! God forbid
nat our government ehCuld ever become
pateEnal ia its form.
Another force is Of work in opposition
70 Inc split Of American institutions,
snd 1t is probsbly the most dangerous
u sll IN ils present sttitude. l refer TO
me me monopolistic power of corporations.
ms sristocrscy of money is already 8
zoe with armor on, and threatens, to di-
Ytae the people into rich and poor classes
WHICH cannot fail to hasten the growth OF
Nst internal diSsension through which
acne the form of our free government
CSn be destroyed. It's power is so
sfes! that the Senate of the United States
lfeatens to develop into an elysium into
WHICH kings Of this moneyed circle can
ouy their way and shape the financial
pOLcy Of the country. Not many weeks
aso one OF the heads of one of these great
SSoFpoTations (aimsen q Unlted States